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The 9th day of March 1658
Rowland Hill Jo … The 9th day of March 1658
Rowland Hill John Hill and Company owners of}<br />
the ''Oporto Merchant''. Thomas Chevers Master}<br />
against Sir James Drax Knight Richard higgins Tho:}<br />
kendall, James Wych and Robert Welding}<br />
Merchants in particular and all others in}<br />
Generall that have or pretend to have any}<br />
rights, Titles, or interest in the goods wares and}<br />
Merchandizes lately brought in the sayd ship}<br />
to this port from the Barbadoes in a Cause}<br />
of Damage and average. Suckley.}
'''Rp 1.'''
'''Thomas Chevers'''<br />
of Limehouse in the<br />
parish of Stepney<br />
Mariner, Master of the<br />
ship the ''Oporto Merchant''<br />
aged 28 yeeres or thereabouts<br />
sworne and Examined.
To the first article of the said Allegation hee saith that hee hath well<br />
knowne the arlate the ship the ''Oporto Merchant'' whereof this deponent<br />
is nowe Master for about Twelve monethes last, and well<br />
knoweth that the arlate Rowland Hill John Hill, and Andrew<br />
Hopegood and Company for all the said time<br />
were the true and lawfull owners and proprieto:rs of the<br />
said ship and of her tackle Apparell, and furniture,<br />
and for such being Comonly accounted and reputed: And further<br />
hee cannot depose.
To the second hee saith the said ship the ''Oporto Merchant'' in<br />
her course from Barbadoes to this Port of London<br />
Loade (sic) with Sugars, Cotton and Indico and other Comodityes<br />
for the account of the arlate Sir James Drax Richard Higgins<br />
Thomas kendall James Wych Robt We?lding and others did meet<br />
with neere the fflowers and Calves, on or about the<br />
twentieth day of January last a greate and violente storme<br />
which did soe continue for about sixteene houres, the<br />
winde being then at West, And the said ship running<br />
before the sea, under her foresaile, the said ships sterne<br />
gave way, and this deponent and Company were forced<br />
to hand the said foresaile of the said ship, and lye under<br />
a mizen, And saith that the seas being very high brake<br />
the said ships Tiller, which did much endanger the looser the<br />
said ships Rudder, and Sterne Post; And at the helme<br />
Port hee saith the said ship, shiped under water which came<br />
into the hold of the said ship, And the weather being very<br />
Tempestuous, and the violent winde continueing, the said<br />
ships Missen saile was blowne away, and lost, and by<br />
Meanes of looseing the Misen, the said ship lay broad off<br />
to the sea, and by reason thereof shipped a very violent sea<br />
which washed overboard the Sheate Anchor, and the long boate<br />
(andnchor, and the long boate<br />
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